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The system was renamed the McAlpine Locks and Dam in 1960 in honor of William McAlpine, who was the only civilian to have ever served as district engineer for the Corps of Louisville. At present, the normal pool elevation is 420 feet (130 m) above sea level and the drainage area above the dam is 91,170 square miles (236,000 km 2 ).
Location: Gallatin County, Kentucky / York Township, Switzerland County, Indiana United States: Coordinates: Construction began: March 1956: Opening date: June 1964: Operator(s) United States Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District,
The dam is owned and operated by the Louisville District, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division of the Corps of Engineers. The riverine reservoir it creates, Brookville Lake, has a normal water surface of 8.2 square miles (21 km 2), a maximum capacity of 359,600 acre-feet (443,600,000 m 3), and normal storage of 184,900 acre-feet (228,100,000 m 3 ...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District This page was last edited on 25 October 2021, at 19:41 ...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District. Archived from the original on November 25, 2007 "Huntington District: Ohio River Locks and Dams". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District "Louisville District: Ohio River Locks and Dams". U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District.
The construction of the locks began in July 1963. The locks began operation in December 1966 and were completed April 1967. Construction on the dam started in August 1965 and the dam was completed in 1974. The structure was designed, built, and is operated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District.
The earthen dam (National ID # KY03007, at ), owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers, stands 144 feet (44 m) high, with a length of 2,350 feet (720 m) at itsIts riverine reservoir has a normal surface area of 12.8 square miles (33 km 2), a maximum capacity of 723 200 acre-feet (892 100 000 m 3), and normal storage of 244 100 acre-feet (301 100 000 m 3).
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District Historic American Engineering Record, Ohio River Lock and Dam 52, Brookport, Illinois Historic American Engineering Record, Ohio River Lock and Dam 52, Garage/Warehouse, Brookport, Massac County, IL